In April 2026 we presented the all-new Land of Eem Bundle featuring Land of Eem, the whimsical FRPG of colorful characters exploring the Mucklands from Star & Flame Games and Exalted Funeral. After the gleaming empires of old fell to the Gloom King, the Mucklands has become a tired land riddled with dungeons. Greedy tycoons seek power at the expense of the people, the environment, and possibly existence itself. They say this unruly world has no heroes – but they’ve never met you. As a wanderer in search of ancient lore, a fortune-minded pioneer, or just a seeker of adventure, you’ll explore the many storied regions of the Mucklands, helping the folk toiling in perilous mines, factories, and dungeons. Direct your own gameplay: Across many game sessions you make difficult choices, build relationships, demonstrate your ideals (and flaws!), and pursue personal quests. The Lord of the Rings meets The Muppets in this lighthearted, kid-friendly game about exploration, discovery, and being creative.
Funded in a big July 2022 BackerKit campaign, and winner of three ENnie Awards in 2025 (Best Family Game, Best Monster/Adversary Book, and Best Production Values), Land of Eem combines the speed of Daggerheart, the vibes of Adventure Time, and the sandbox play of Sine Nomine’s Without Number games. The simple Eem D12+modifier dice mechanic gives gamemaster and players latitude to creatively interpret results. Embark on adventures that are as silly or as serious as your group prefers: Hijinks (think The Muppets or Labyrinth), Derring-Do (Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit), and Doom & Gloom (Conan the Barbarian or Mad Max). And the setting is wide open, so you can quickly jump in to make this world your own.
Land of Eem has something for everyone: level-based advancement, the vibes of a classic trad game, simple storygame-like narrative resolution, interesting combat choices, and a solid hexcrawl realm. The full-color 258-page Land of Eem Core Rulebook lets you create your character from any of 16 different Folk (including Bugbears, Gelatinous Goos, and Skeletons), eight Homelands, and six classes (Knight-Errant, Dungeoneer, Bard, Rascal, Gnome, and Loyal Chum). Roll for or choose entries on many tables to get a backstory, Ideals and Flaws, a Personal Quest, and Relationships to each other player character.
In your travels you may find a plethora of Magnificent Items, and you’ll spend time gathering all kinds of striking Beast, Elemental, Fish, and Herb Components to craft Flying Fang Daggers, Kaleidoscorpion Flails, Rubbery Morb Shields, and dozens of other items, and cook up every kind of delicious recipe from Ettin Blood Sausage to Quagdad Eggs to Waterweevil Surprise. From the Drippy Downs and Fleabag County to the Quagmash and Used T’Be Forest, this all-new Land of Eem Bundle presented a mind-boggling range of cool activities and quest hooks that can keep kids of all ages busy for a short visit or an extended campaign.
There were five titles in our Eem Collection (retail value $75) as DRM-free .PDF ebooks, including the complete full-color 258-page Land of Eem Core Rulebook (plus the pay-what-you-want Quickstart Set), the 439-page Mucklands Sandbox Campaign Setting, Bestiary V1, Adventures in the Mucklands, and the supremely useful Mucklands Book of Random Encounters.
